Narrative of the expedition to China, from the commencement of the war, Том 1 |
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... enter the City - De- graded state of Howqua - Meeting at the Consoo- hall - Weiyuen - Mr . Inglis accompanies the Wei- yuen - Interview at the Temple of the Queen of Heaven - Captain Elliot's Circular - He proceeds to Canton - Flag re ...
... enter the City - De- graded state of Howqua - Meeting at the Consoo- hall - Weiyuen - Mr . Inglis accompanies the Wei- yuen - Interview at the Temple of the Queen of Heaven - Captain Elliot's Circular - He proceeds to Canton - Flag re ...
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... Enter Imperial Sea- Gulf of Petche - li - Board Junk - Proceed to the Pei - ho - Pilots useless - Capture Chinaman - Manda- rins spoil their Boats - Appearance of the Shore- Sounding River - Showie Pih , alias Captain White -Visit to ...
... Enter Imperial Sea- Gulf of Petche - li - Board Junk - Proceed to the Pei - ho - Pilots useless - Capture Chinaman - Manda- rins spoil their Boats - Appearance of the Shore- Sounding River - Showie Pih , alias Captain White -Visit to ...
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... entered for coast service . I referred their case to the captain ; and it was finally arranged that our krewmen should accompany us as far as the Mauritius , and be left there for the Acorn then cruising in the Mozambique . The morning ...
... entered for coast service . I referred their case to the captain ; and it was finally arranged that our krewmen should accompany us as far as the Mauritius , and be left there for the Acorn then cruising in the Mozambique . The morning ...
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... enter into my feelings at the time . On the 15th we tacked for the first time since quitting Simon's Bay , up to that date so favourable had been the winds for all our movements ; but now we began to expe- WATER - SPOUT . 15 rience the ...
... enter into my feelings at the time . On the 15th we tacked for the first time since quitting Simon's Bay , up to that date so favourable had been the winds for all our movements ; but now we began to expe- WATER - SPOUT . 15 rience the ...
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... entering the China seas ; and our anxiety to proceed was not a little increased by having spoken a vessel , from which we gained information that the admiral had arrived at , and sailed from Sincapore about a week previously . How ...
... entering the China seas ; and our anxiety to proceed was not a little increased by having spoken a vessel , from which we gained information that the admiral had arrived at , and sailed from Sincapore about a week previously . How ...
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